9 Shark Movies To Prepare Audiences For The Meg
3. Blue Water, White Death
Whereas all the other films on this list are fictional, this one is not. Blue Water, White death is a striking documentary that features extensive and impressive footage of sharks.
Coming out in 1971, it came before nearly every shark film and pioneered a whole lot of the techniques that have gone on to be incorporated into the genre. It had cameramen that were sent beneath the ocean's surface in shark cages and getting way too close for comfort to giant beasts.
It informed the tropes of the genre as well as our knowledge of sharks, in general. It doesn't just paint sharks as these unstoppable eating machines, it also shows the natural beauty and of the creatures and just how amazing they are. It's a powerful meditation on the creatures and our relationship to them that features more than its fair share of horrifying shark attacks.
In a film like The Meg, featuring a gargantuan shark generated solely by computer, it will have to clear the hurdle of convincing the audience the creature is real before it even has a chance. If The Meg can make audiences appreciate the awe and wonder of its creature even as it wreaks havoc (ala Jurassic Park), it will be a far more compelling creature feature. This film's footage of sharks is all of that and more, and will prepare audiences for what to expect from Meg herself.